anaheim-gazette 1944-03-30

Anaheim — "The City of Beautiful Parks" VOLUME LXXIV A Legal Newspaper ANAHEI We Rise to Remark by JAKE PROCTOR In and About "The Orange Capitol of the World" After taking all the vitamins out of the wheat grain by using the outer layers to make cow feed, the flour manufacturers are using artificial means to put synthetic vitamins back into the flour, so they claim. camps they were taught how to live and given at least an eighth grade education and those with more schooling had the privilege of finishing high school. The CCC camps made men out of many of those boys who otherwise were ANAH Anaheim and Fuller Number of Register South Sea Pictures To Be Shown At Native Son Meeting Motion pictures of the south seas islands will be shown Tuesday night at the monthly meeting of the Mother Colony Parlor 28 Native Sons of the Golden West The meeting will be held at tl Elk's club beginning at 8 o'clock. After taking all the vitamins out of the wheat grain by using the outer layers to make cow feed, the flour manufacturers are using artificial means to put synthetic vitamins back into the flour, so they claim. One Saen Sakato, Japanese-American, detained at Tule Lake, was a farmer before the Japs were interned. He still owns some farm machinery which is now badly needed to produce food to feed those dirty Japs, as well as other people. A request was recently made to Sakato for the purchase of his machinery to which he replied: "Even if my machinery rots, I will not sell it to you." Yet the American people are working and striving to feed Sakato and the rest of his ilk while they are in the detention camp. And yet I'll bet there isn't one out of a thousand of you who have read the pamphlet entitled "Playing With Dynamite," by Dr. John Lechner and sponsored by the American Legion. If you want to get your eyes opened to the Japanese "cancer" in this country, secure a copy of this pamphlet from the American Educational League, 838 South Grand avenue, Los Angeles, and read it. Because it cost more and involved continual risk to ship gasoline to Russia under lease-lend, the United States has sent them a complete refinery to be set up and operated among their own oil wells. That looks to me like a smart piece of war ingenuity and may be one of the reasons we are still allowed a gallon and two-thirds of gas a week for our own cars. Russia has plenty of oil and will probably put the refinery plant to good use. Maybe after the war she will send us back some gasoline. You may remember that once when our oil industry was in the doldrums, Russia did send a ship load of gasoline over here, dumping it on the market at Detroit, I believe, at about half the price of our gas, causing quite a furore. We know of so many substitutes for crude oil for making motor fuel that we haven't much cause to worry about the future. camps they were taught how to live and given at least an eighth grade education and those with more schooling had the privilege of finishing high school. The CCC camps made men out of many of those boys who otherwise were hopelessly without aim or ambition and with no possible chance of bettering their own condition. Unless you have had some first hand contact with the work of the CCC camps it would be hard for you to thoroughly appreciate the rehabilitation work they accomplished. Until something better comes along, I would say continue with the CCC camps, possibly lowering the age limit for enrollees, at least until the war is over. I am still reading away on Eve Curie's book, "Journey Among Warriors." She is in Russia now and still taking baths and washing her underwear. She must be a good, clean girl anyway. We are the greatest people on earth to kick about taxes and the greatest people on earth to be continually trying to mooch the government out of something for nothing, which inevitably means more taxes. Every state, county, city and town is after some government project, preferably on the free grant basis. If they don't get something for their town at government expense they're all mad at the administration and their own congressmen and senators. Still the kick against the tax burden goes on. When you go to Washington it looks like everybody in the nation is either on the government payroll or are there trying to get on. It was that way before the war when only a few, compared to now, had government jobs. Nobody knows where it will all end but when a majority of the people get on the government payroll, and a majority of the construction and other projects belong to the government, there is only one answer. That will be the end of our Democratic form of government. I believe the raisin growers passed up a good deal when they dropped the idea and the slogan South Sea Pictures To Be Shown At Native Son Meeting Motion pictures of the south seas islands will be shown Tuesday night at the monthly meeting of the Mother Colony Parlor 28 Native Sons of the Golden West The meeting will be held at the Elk's club beginning at 8 o'clock. These interesting pictures will be shown by John Tuffree of Placentia who took the pictures of his travels prior to the war. Edward P. Backs, president, urge all members to attend as the program should be of special interest to them at this time. County Beaches Get Record Crowd For Season's Opening Crowds at the Orange county beaches last Sunday were reported to be of record proportion for the first Sunday of the Spring season. Pleasant weather brought visitors by the thousands and all beaches from Seal Beach and Anaheim Landing to Laguna Beach were crowded. Huntington Beach and Newport Beach had near-record crowds of fishermen, in addition to the swimmers and those who merely showed off their new bathing suit by basking on the sands. One rescue was reported at Huntington Beach. Annual Valencia Festival To Be Revived at Orange After a lapse of three years due to the war, the city of Orange will revive the annual Valencia Festival this year, with which will be combined a horse show to be put on by the Victory Horseman's association of Southern California. The Orange Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Valencia Festival. The date set for the double event is May 13 and there will be a parade and valencia queens and the usual carnival atmosphere will prevail. Proceeds from the show will go to Mets Fans. will probably put the refinery plant to good use. Maybe after the war she will send us back some gasoline. You may remember that once when our oil industry was in the doldrums, Russia did send a ship load of gasoline over here, dumping it on the market at Detroit, I believe, at about half the price of our gas, causing quite a furore. We know of so many substitutes for crude oil for making motor fuel that we haven't much cause to worry about the future, but if we should ever run out of oil there's enough in Russia to run the rest of the world from now on. The name of those sloppy looking pet bags that women put their hair in is called "snood." Sounds almost as bad as they look. It looks to me like about the only real attack this country ever made against the sociological problem was the establishing of the CCC camps which was done as a relief measure during the so-called depression days. Whether the camps are to be continued or discarded is a question, but unless something else is devised I believe they had better be maintained. Not all the boys who entered the camps were from the underprivileged, relief families but that was the intention. When all the hundreds of thousands of boys were gathered into the camps it was discovered that an alarming percent of them were undernourished and illiterate and with no background whatever to become the citizen voters of tomorrow. This does not apply to all localities, but to many, many thousands of those from the hill and plains regions of the middle west. A majority of the boys from those districts who went into CCC camps had never gone beyond the second or third grade in school and were totally unprepared to do anything and mostly had no intention of doing anything. In the few, compared to now, had government jobs. Nobody knows where it will all end but when a majority of the people get on the government payroll, and a majority of the construction and other projects belong to the government, there is only one answer. That will be the end of our Democratic form of government. I believe the raisin growers passed up a good deal when they dropped the idea and the slogan, "Had your iron today?" About the time they got everybody started to eating dried raisins they took their sign down and quit business, so to speak. Maybe it wasn't a paying proposition, or maybe their raisins are all going into the "needled" wine that's on the market nowadays. I don't know. "A wonderful people and a wonderful country," is our endearing everyday phrase about Russia, now that they kept the Germans off of our backs until we could get ready for a war that Russia and Germany had been preparing for for 20 years. But a few years ago it was different. We couldn't say enough mean things about the "bolsheviks" and their bomb-throwing, although none of us could say that we knew one thing in the world about the country or its people. The situation interested me and I tried to read and learn what I could about those people who fought with us in the beginning of the first World War and mobilized 12,000,000 men to our 4,-355,000, and lost in killed, prisoners and missing, 4,200,000 to our 130,500. During those days when you had to read Russian literature in the secrecy of your own bedroom in order not to be branded as an anti-American, I read the book, "The Soviet Power," by Rev. Hulett Johnson, Bishop of Canterbury, England. The book was written and published with to the war, the city or Orange will revive the annual Valencia Festival this year, with which will be combined a horse show to be put on by the Victory Horseman's association of Southern California. The Orange Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Valencia Festival. The date set for the double event is May 13 and there will be a parade and valencia queens and the usual carnival atmosphere will prevail. Proceeds from the show will go to the Men's Emergency Relief association, it was announced. Archie M. Henry In Council Race Archie M. Henry, Anaheim druggist, has announced his candidacy for the city council, subject to the city election to be held on April 11. Henry was born in Anaheim in 1903 and is a member of the firm of Henry Bros Drug store. This is Mr. Henry's first entry in municipal politics and he plans to make an active campaign for the council post. The Gazette wants your personal news items. Please phone 2206. the knowledge of the British government which thought itself as opposed to Russia as we were, but which never denied its citizens the right of free speech to the point that we did, although we are the greatest "free speech" country on earth. After reading the book by Bishop Johnson, whose sincerity one cannot doubt, I had a little different impression of the Russian people. The book was written before this war, which it predicted, but even yet if you are unbiased enough to want to learn something about that great, mysterious country you should read Rev. Hulett Johnson's version of what those people were trying to do when so rudely interrupted by Mr. Hitler. "AHEIM GAZETE" Est. 1870 "In The Heart of the Valencia Orange District" ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1945 ANAHEIM PLANS FUTURE Heim and Fullerton Have Identical Number of Registered Voters, Report In Sea Pictures We Shown At Our Son Meeting In pictures of the south sea will be shown Tuesday the monthly meeting of other Colony Parlor 281, Sons of the Golden West. eting will be held at the beginning at 8 o'clock According to the report of County Clerk B. J. Smith showing the eligible voters in the various cities of Orange county for municipal elections to be held April 11, the neighboring cities of Anaheim and Fullerton each have an identical number of voters. It is believed that this is the first such coincidence of its kind, perhaps in all history, where two adjoining towns with an esti- TO BUILD ADDITION TO FRUIT PACKING PLANT A permit has been issued by Building Inspector R. Nyboe to the Santa Fe Land & Improvement company, for the construction of a frame addition to the Borden & Scott fruit packing plant located on the Santa Fe property. Cost of the improvement will be $5,000 and will provide covered building space 24x96 feet for the loading department of the plant. CAFE BURGLARIZED During closing hours Mr. night burglars forced an entry to the Victory cafe, South Angeles and Manchester, by ing away a portion of the viding of the building, and parently got away with thing over $400 in cash. found the hidden money from cash register and also broke the juke boxes and took money from them. The sk force is working on the case suspects are being watched. Number of Registered Voters, Report Sea Pictures Shown At Son Meeting In pictures of the south sea will be shown Tuesday the monthly meeting of Colony Parlor 281, Sons of the Golden West. Meeting will be held at the club beginning at 8 o'clock. Interesting pictures will be by John Tuffree of Plain who took the pictures onels prior to the war. Ed Backs, president, urges members to attend as the pro- would be of special interest at this time. City Beaches Get Crowd For Son’s Opening At the Orange county last Sunday were re- be of record proportions first Sunday of the Spring Pleasant weather brought by the thousands and all from Seal Beach and Landing to Laguna were crowded. Boston Beach and Newport and near-record crowds of son, in addition to the sons and those who merely affit their new bathing suits on the sands. One res- reported at Huntington Valencia Val To Be Devied at Orange A lapse of three years due war, the city of Orange have the annual Valencia this year, with which will named a horse show to be by the Victory Horseman's son of Southern California Orange Chamber of Fire will sponsor the Va- festival. State set for the double May 13 and there willade and valencia queens, usual carnival atmosphereail. Proceeds from the County Clerk B. J. Smith showing the eligible voters in the various cities of Orange county for municipal elections to be held April 11, the neighboring cities of Anaheim and Fullerton each have an identical number of voters. It is believed that this is the first such coincidence of its kind, perhaps in all history, where two adjoining towns with an estimated population of approximately 14,000 each, have certified exactly the same number of qualified voters. The number registered in each case is 4,549. The total number of voters in the 12 Orange county municipalities where elections will be held is 24,114, according to Registration Deputy Elmer Schaniel. For the purpose of the city election the towns are consolidating their voting precincts into a lesser number of voting places than for general elections. In the case of both Anaheim and Fullerton, each city will use eight voting places instead of the usual 24. With the election less than two weeks away very little campaigning activity is in evidence in Anaheim. Newport Beach, always good for a political battle at every election, candidates are going strong with ten candidates in the field for a fight to the finish for the three council seat vacancies. That city is the exception and will operate voting booths at all ten of the regular precinct voting places. Newport registered 2,946 voters. SATURDAY LAST DAY FOR TIRE INSPECTION This Saturday, April 1, is the deadline for those holding “A” gasoline books to have their tires inspected, if they hope to renew their books when their present books expire. Motorists should not neglect this matter, rationing authorities warned. BROTHER LEAVES Thomas Christiana, brother of the late Mrs. Thomas L. Burden, who lives in Toledo, Ore., has returned to San Pedro where he was visiting with relatives when word reached him of his sister's fatal illness. Anaheim Doctor Awarded Damages On Actions Closed Two More Chances to See Champions Pacific Coast In Action at LaPalma Park Two more exhibition games are on the schedule before the Los Angeles Angels break training camp at La Palma park here and pack up their baseball togs preparatory to opening the Coast league pennant race at Sacramento Saturday, April 8. The chamber of commerce, sponsors of the six-game exhibition series at La Palma, has saved the best for the last—next Monday and Tuesday. Monday afternoon at 2:30 the Angels tangle with “Red” Ruffing's Sixth Ferrying Group from Long Beach, victors over Seattle and Hollywood coast league clubs in games this spring. The former Yankee pitching star will have big Harry Danning, ace of the New York Giants catching staff, behind the plate. Max West of the Braves at third; Nannie Fernandez, brilliant shortstop of the same club, will patrol the shortpatch with Chuck Stevens of the St. Louis Browns at first, and Art Lilly, late of the Hollywood Stars, at second. Mike Nulty of Montreal, and Swede Jensen of the San Diego Padres will prepareatory to the influx of Mexican nationals expected to be imported to harvest the valencia citrus crop, Citrus Growers, Inc., have been issued a permit by the Santa Ana building department for the construction of 120 wooden structures in which to house the workers. The buildings will include mess hall, kitchen, recreation hall and dormitories to be located on six acres of land at Building Inspector R. Nyboe to the Santa Fe Land & Improvement company, for the construction of a frame addition to the Borden & Scott fruit packing plant located on the Santa Fe property. Cost of the improvement will be $5,000 and will provide covered building space 24x96 feet for the loading department of the plant. Citrus Growers Inc. To Build Housing For Mexican Labor Preparatory to the influx of Mexican nationals expected to be imported to harvest the valencia citrus crop, Citrus Growers, Inc., have been issued a permit by the Santa Ana building department for the construction of 120 wooden structures in which to house the workers. The buildings will include mess hall, kitchen, recreation hall and dormitories to be located on six acres of land at Building Inspector R. Nyboe to the Santa Fe Land & Improvement company, for the construction of a frame addition to the Borden & Scott fruit packing plant located on the Santa Fe property. Cost of the improvement will be $5,000 and will provide covered building space 24x96 feet for the loading department of the plant. Anaheim Cafe Park Damages For Fullerton Girls Seven hundred and fifty days has been awarded Eleanore telum, 9, of Fullerton for dams as a result of burns suffered July when a pot of tea was spied on her legs in an Anaheim suey cafe. The judgement rendered in superior court week when her father, Rayn J. Gastelum agreed on the promise settlement. The claim for damages was against Lum Seng Mie and Web Fong owners of the Anaheim Cafe Park Damages For Fullerton Girls Thomas Christiana, brother of the late Mrs. Thomas L. Burden, who lives in Toledo, Ore., has returned to San Pedro where he was visiting with relatives when word reached him of his sister's fatal illness. Anaheim Doctor Awarded Damages On Assault Charge Superior Judge Raymond E. Thompson on Monday awarded damages in the amount of $5,115 to Dr. W. W. Adams, 81-year-old pioneer osteopathic doctor of Anaheim, in his suit against Wm. E. Alexander, Jr., of Los Angeles, for "beating up" Dr. Adams last April 29. According to Dr. Adams' testimony, he was called to the home of the late W. E. Alexander, 501 North Lemon street, by young Alexander to administer a treatment for his father who was ill. While at the Alexander home the younger man pounced upon him, he said, and gave him a severe beating. He brought suit for $5,000 general damages, and $125 for loss of earnings while recuperating from his injuries, and the verdict rendered was for all but $10 of the amount asked. THIMBLE CLUB MEETS The Lois Rebekah Thimble club met at the home of Mrs. Greta Mang, 541 South Helena street Tuesday night. RETURNS FROM SAN DIEGO Rev. Thomas L. Burden of the White Temple Methodist church returned to Anaheim Tuesday following several days in San Diego where he was the guest of the Rev. George A. Warmer of the First Methodist church. Rev. Warmer officiated Saturday at the funeral services for Mrs. Burden, wife of the local minister. For Mexican Labor Preparatory to the influx of Mexican nationals expected to be imported to harvest the valencia citrus crop, Citrus Growers, Inc., have been issued a permit by the Santa Ana building department for the construction of 120 wooden structures in which to house the workers. The buildings will include mess hall, kitchen, recreation hall and dormitories to be located on six acres of land at 501 Central street, Santa Ana. Contractor on the $43,000 project will be A. V. Van Tuyler. The temporary buildings are to be removed from the site when the war emergency is over. Orange District Citrus Plants Have $2-Million Payroll According to a survey being made by the Orange Community Chamber of Commerce for post war planning purposes, the nine citrus packing houses of that district have an annual payroll of over $2,000,000, the report shows. The biggest portion of this payroll is earned by the workers during the months from May to November and involves about 2,100 employees, about one-third of whom are women. Other payrolls in the trade area of the city of Orange bring the total to more than four and a half million dollars per annum. Citrus houses reporting and included in the figures given out are besides those in the city of Orange, Villa Park, El Modena and Olive. SPENDS WEEKEND HERE Miss Renette Hansen, student at the University of Southern California, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hansen on North Los Angeles street. Seven hundred and fifty days has been awarded Eleanore Telum, 9, of Fullerton for darn as a result of burns suffered July when a pot of tea was spilled on her legs in an Anaheim suey cafe. The judgement rendered in superior court week when her father, Rayn J. Gastelum agreed on the promise settlement. The claim for damages was against Lum Seng Mie and Wah Fong, owners of the The money was ordered place trust for the girl. She spent days in a hospital at cost $112.25 and doctor bills were the court was told. Wives Are Guests Of Kiwanis Club Wives of Kiwanis members were guests at the luncheon at the Elk's clubhouse on Tuesday and together with their husbands were interested listeners as Marguerite Twinem, speaker viewed for them her life in Japanese concentration camp or to her return, in December from China. Miss Twinem paid high tribute to the way in which those fined went about quickly organizing the camp and providing a hospital and educational facilities. She said that the Japan provided nothing beyond the necessities in the way of she was introduced by Paul Hudson, chairman of the day. LEAVES APRIL 10 Mrs. Marjorie Dargatz of Heim, is leaving Monday, April 10 for Massachusetts where she visit her husband, Don, who stationed there. VISITS IN BAKERSFIELD Mrs. E. C. Rundstrom of Broadway, is visiting in Bakefield with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Noyle and expects to be gone a month or more. ZETTE The Citrus Industry's NEWSpanner MARCH 30, 1944 TEN PAGES NUMBER 27 FUTURE PROSPERITY City Council Submits 10-Year Post-War Plan; Cost $650,000 Associated C of C Elects Officers Election of officers took the attention of the Associated Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night. For months members of the city council and the city engineer's office have been working on post-war plans for this municipality and this week the plans were given final approval by the council when it met Tuesday night in the council chamber rooms. At the request of the Western Cities Post-War Plan; Cost $650,000 Associated C of C Elects Officers Election of officers took the attention of the Associated Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night at the annual meeting held in Santa Ana. H. Clay Kellogg of Garden Grove was elected president to succeed Clyde Simmons of Tustin. W. M. Longmoor of Newport Beach was named vice president. A. J. McFadden of Santa Ana and Stanley Ingram, technical advisor for the Smaller War Plants corporation were the speakers of the evening. Santa Ana Wind Subsides After Night and Day As if to maintain the tradition and go out like a lion, the month of March brought a 24-hour Santa Ana wind which prevailed during the night Monday and all day Tuesday that bid fair to cause considerable damage. Reports however, indicate that fruit crops were not so badly hurt but a greater part of the damage was confined to ornamental trees and telephone light poles. Crews of workmen were busy throughout the storm repairing and replacing blown down poles on both the Southern California Telephone lines and the Southern California Edison company light and power lines. By six o'clock Tuesday evening a calm had settled over the valley and housewives prepared for a couple of days of housecleaning. Although nothing to compare with the very usual windy March weather which is likely to continue for weeks at a time in some sections of the middlewest, the 24-hour wind seemed bad to residents of this section of Orange county. Tomorrow will be the last day of March and those who are spending their first spring season in California will soon be greeted by perfume laden zephyrs when the orange tree buds burst into For months members of the city council and the city engineer's office have been working on post war plans for this municipality and this week the plans were given final approval by the council when it met Tuesday night in the council chamber rooms. At the request of the Western Cities magazine, official publication for the five western states, the plan will be immediately forwarded to it for publication in the April issue and will be used for guidance of cities throughout the Pacific coast states. The plan was submitted to the council by E. P. Hapgood, city engineer and is a comprehensive plan for an extensive post war program. It is divided into three stages based upon the financial outlook, the employment situation and the relative need for improvements. In addition to the large proposed construction program, the city officials are making plans in other municipal fields, including water conservation, sub-division design and land use, the improvement of blighted areas, off-street parking and industrial development. The program is divided as follows: A—"We assume that the first year after the war will be a period of uncertainty during which municipalities should be self-reliant in financing the programs, hence, Anaheim proposes to put $172,000 of its capital outlay fund into the following projects, 50 per cent of which are already covered by plans and specifications: Outfall sewer reconstruction, $42,-400.00; sewer extensions, $5,400.00; industrial waste treatment plant, $10,000.00; curb and sidewalk, $4,200.00; street improvements, $28,500.00; park improvements, $5,000.00; water mains, $26,600.00; storm drains, $16,400.00; power lines, $30,500.00; and equipment shed, $3,000.00. Deferred maintenance is responsible for 20 per cent of the foregoing amounts. B—"During the succeeding five-year 'reconstruction' period, it is probable that some sort of federal aid, either grants or loans, will be available for necessary public works. Our program for this period is estimated at $428,-000 of which 40 per cent can even hundred and fifty dollars been awarded Eleanore Gasman, 9, of Fullerton for damages as result of burns suffered last week when a pot of tea was spilled over legs in an Anaheim chop shop cafe. The judgement was ordered in superior court last week when her father, Raymond Gastelum agreed on the compromise settlement. The claim for damages was filed against Lum Seng Mie and Lum Fong, owners of the cafe. Money was ordered placed in the bank for the girl. She spent 15 hours in a hospital at cost of $25 and doctor bills were $70 per court was told. Council Proposes Emergency Move With construction to start in the very near future on 22 houses in a new sub-division in the northwest part of town the city council turned its attention Tuesday night to the first reading of Ordinance No. 673, which, if passed, will suspend building regulations that have hitherto existed. The houses will be built by the Economy Housing corporation in Long Beach and will be for the occupancy of defense workers. They will sell for approximately $4,500 to $4,800. Due to the demands of the army and navy only a minimum amount of lumber can be used and sheathing cannot be used on side walls, but must be constructed instead, of wire and stucco. Existing regulations in the city do not permit this so an emergency measure has been proposed whereby the walls of the houses can be made of wire and stucco. This will be in keeping with the requirements set up by the Federal Housing administration and the council members have been assured that these dwellings will pass the inspection of all agencies concerned. The houses will be built in Tract 1079, which is on LaVerne street west of Palm street. B—"During the succeeding five-year 'reconstruction' period, it is probable that some sort of federal aid, either grants or loans, will be available for necessary public works. Our program for this period is estimated at $428,-000 of which 40 per cent can be financed by the city itself; plans are ready for 20 per cent of this work, which is 85 per cent new capital outlay, as follows: Fire station $20,000; sewer extensions, $14,800; sewage treatment plant, $55,000; cub and sidewalk, $14,-000; streets, $52,300; parks, $15,-000; wwater mains, $68,600; water storage tanks $160,400; storm drains, $11,900; street lighting, $6,000; and power lines, $10,000. C—"Our long range program, after the first six years, includes: Sewer lines and treatment plant, $37,400; streets, $62,500; water mains, $49,400; storm drains, $30,-000; street lighting, $13,500; underground electric system, $31,-400; pedestrian underpass, $8,400; incinerator, $35,400; and two rail-grade separations, $382,000. This list of capital outlays, aggregating $650,000, would require about ten years to complete with no financial assistance except that which is usually forthcoming from the railroads, federal government, state and county for grade separations." NEW PUBLIC RELATIONS MAN IN COUNCIL The Employers Industrial Relations Council, with headquarters in Santa Ana, has hired a public relations man whose duty it will be to increase the membership, according to Secretary Wm. H. Carter. Eric S. Peterson, formerly public relations man for the Farmers & Merchants bank of Los Angeles, has been secured for the job.